Presiding and principal officers of the Senate, Nigeria’s highest legislative body, allocated billions of naira worth of constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, PREMIUM TIMES can report.
The projects, statutorily known as the Zonal Intervention Project (ZIP), are shared among the 109 Senate members.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how constituency projects worth N4.142 billion were allocated to the North-west Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, the constituency represented by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The projects also greatly benefited the Kano North Senatorial District, represented by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin.
The principal officers, especially the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Deputy Senate Leader, Oyelola Ashiru; Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume; Minority Leader, Abba Moro; and Deputy Minority Leader, Oyewunmi Olalere, also benefited.
Findings
This newspaper reviewed the 2024 Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP)…